Trum Corp. v. Satterfield

DELL, Judge.

Trum Corp., plaintiff below, appeals a final judgment finding its commission contracts with appellee partnership invalid pursuant to Section 475.41, Florida Statutes (1977).1

George Trum (Trum) as president and sole stockholder of Trum Corp. (the corporation), and Gene McCaffery, his employee, entered into an oral agreement with Poinciana Properties, Ltd. (Poinciana) whereby the corporation would manage Royal Poinciana Plaza (the Plaza) on behalf of its owner, Poinciana. The corporation’s primary obligation under this agreement was to lease space in the Plaza.

Poinciana decided to…